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Belkin Charging Case for Switch 2 review: Simple but effective

Aside from a screen protector, the best accessory to keep your Switch 2 safe is a carrying case. And with the increased price of Nintendo’s latest console compared to the original, there are even more reasons (about $150 of them) to figure out a way to shelter your console. But…

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Ring’s AI video descriptions tell you who’s doing what

Here's a use of artificial intelligence that could be handy. Ring is adding AI-generated text descriptions of alerts. If it works well, a glance will be all it takes to tell whether something requires your attention. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gave some examples of the new notifications. "A person is…

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Google’s Imagen 4 text-to-image model promises ‘significantly improved’ boring images

Google has unveiled its latest text-to-image model Imagen 4 with the usual promise of "significantly improved text rendering" over the previous version, Imagen 3. The company also introduced a new deluxe version called Imagen 4 Ultra designed to follow more precise text prompts if you're willing to pay extra. Both…

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How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Latest stock updates at Walmart, Best Buy and more

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available in the US for more than two weeks — but good luck finding one. While millions of people have been able to snag the $450 console since it officially went up for sale on June 5, online inventory dried up fairly quickly at…

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New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA’s latest RTX 5050 GPU

Acer just announced several new budget-friendly laptops, and they each offer access to NVIDIA’s latest RTX 5050 GPU. This GPU features 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM. First up, there’s the Acer Nitro V 16 AI Copilot+. This model is available with an AMD Ryzen 5 240, Ryzen…

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The xMEMS ‘fan on a chip’ is ready for smart glasses

As AI reignites Big Tech's push for smart glasses, here's a tech that could play a central role. xMEMS, which debuted a solid-state "fan on a chip" last year, has a new one for wearables. This could help future smart glasses melt your face figuratively — and not literally. Founded…

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